Lowering The Vehicle After A Wheel Change - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Operator's Manual

338 Wheels and tires
Slide the wheel to be mounted onto the cen‐
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tering pin and push it on.
& WARNING Risk of injury from tightening
wheel bolts and nuts
If you tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is raised, the jack could tip.
Only tighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
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when the vehicle is on the ground.
For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom‐
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mends that you only use wheel bolts which
have been approved for Mercedes-Benz vehi‐
cles, as well as for the wheel in question.
* NOTE Damage to paintwork of the wheel
rim when screwing on the first wheel bolt
If the wheel has too much play when screw‐
ing in the first wheel bolt, the wheel rim paint
can be damaged.
Press the wheel firmly against the
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wheel hub when screwing on the first
wheel bolt.
Tighten the wheel bolts until they are finger-
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tight.
Unscrew the centering pin.
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Tighten the last wheel bolt until it is finger-
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tight.
Lower the vehicle( page 338).
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Lowering the vehicle after a wheel change

Requirements
The new wheel has been mounted
R
( page 337).
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Place the ratchet box wrench onto the hexa‐
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gon nut of the jack so that the letters "AB"
are visible.
To lower the vehicle: turn the ratchet box
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wrench of the jack counter-clockwise.
Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a crosswise
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pattern in the sequence indicated
Specified tightening torque: 111 lb-ft
(150 Nm).
& WARNING Risk of accident due to incor‐
rect tightening torque
The wheels could come loose if the wheel
bolts or wheel nuts are not tightened to the
prescribed tightening torque.
Have the tightening torque checked
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immediately at a qualified specialist
workshop after changing a wheel.
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